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England: Quarter-finals
How England performed
England booked their place at the 1962 FIFA World Cup in Chile by going through qualifying Group 6 unbeaten, with three wins and a draw against Luxembourg and Portugal. The campaign opened with a 9–0 win in Luxembourg in which Charlton and Greaves both scored hat-tricks.
In the finals, Walter Winterbottom's side, captained by Johnny Haynes, lost their opening fixture 2–1 to Hungary, Flowers scoring from the penalty spot. They responded by beating Argentina 3–1, with Flowers converting another penalty and Charlton and Greaves also on target, and a goalless draw with Bulgaria took them through to the quarter-finals. There England lost 3–1 to Brazil, Hitchens scoring their goal. With one win, one draw and two defeats, and five goals scored against six conceded, England improved on the group-stage exit of 1958 by reaching the last eight.
England fixtures
Luxembourg
0–9
England
England won
England: Charlton 3', Charlton 7', Greaves 16', Smith 22', Smith 46', Haynes 61', Charlton 66', Greaves 83', Greaves 85'
Luxembourg: None
Portugal
1–1
England
England drew
England: Flowers 82'
Portugal: Águas 59'
England
4–1
Luxembourg
England won
England: Pointer 35', Viollet 37', Charlton 45', Charlton 76'
Luxembourg: Dimmer 69'
England
2–0
Portugal
England won
England: Connelly 5', Pointer 9'
Portugal: None
Hungary
2–1
England
England lost
England: Flowers 60' pen
Hungary: Tichy 17', Albert 61'
England
3–1
Argentina
England won
England: Flowers 17' pen, Charlton 42', Greaves 67'
Argentina: Sanfilippo 67'
England
0–0
Bulgaria
England drew
Brazil
3–1
England
England lost
England: Hitchens 38'
Brazil: Garrincha 31', Vavá 53', Garrincha 59'
England statistics
Full England squad
| No. | Player | Pos | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ron Springett | GK | Sheffield Wednesday | – |
| 2 | Jimmy Armfield | DF | Blackpool | – |
| 3 | Ray Wilson | DF | Huddersfield Town | – |
| 4 | Bobby Robson | MF | West Bromwich Albion | – |
| 5 | Peter Swan | DF | Sheffield Wednesday | – |
| 6 | Ron Flowers | MF | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 |
| 7 | John Connelly | MF | Burnley | 1 |
| 8 | Jimmy Greaves | FW | Tottenham Hotspur | 4 |
| 9 | Gerry Hitchens | FW | Internazionale | 1 |
| 10 | Johnny Haynes C | FW | Fulham | 1 |
| 11 | Bobby Charlton | FW | Manchester United | 6 |
| 12 | Alan Hodgkinson | GK | Sheffield United | – |
| 13 | Derek Kevan | FW | West Bromwich Albion | – |
| 14 | Stan Anderson | MF | Sunderland | – |
| 15 | Maurice Norman | DF | Tottenham Hotspur | – |
| 16 | Bobby Moore | DF | West Ham United | – |
| 17 | Bryan Douglas | MF | Blackburn Rovers | – |
| 18 | Roger Hunt | FW | Liverpool | – |
| 19 | Alan Peacock | FW | Middlesbrough | – |
| 20 | George Eastham | MF | Arsenal | – |
| 21 | Don Howe | DF | West Bromwich Albion | – |
| 22 | Jimmy Adamson | MF | Burnley | – |
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